Ustilago maydis (DC.) Corda
(Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesUstilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)
GenusUstilago (a genus of smut fungi)
FamilyUSTILAGINACEAE (a family of smut fungi)
OrderUSTILAGINALES (an order of smut fungi)
SubclassUSTILAGINOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of smut fungi)
ClassUSTILAGINOMYCETES (smut fungi and relatives)
SubphylumUSTILAGINOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut) :
1: Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)
20 Sep 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
infected Maize cobs
Image 1: Infected cobImage 2: Infected cob (2)Image 3: Infected cob (3)Image 4: Infected cob - close-up
2: Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)
21 Aug 2020 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 plants with infected cobs, male catkins and leaves on Maize
Image 1: Infected cob and male catkin

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V. 1990 Fungal foes in your garden no 9: Maize Smut Mycologist Vol 04 (3): 142.
Lush, M. 2007 Readers Finds: Ustilago maydis Vol 8 (1)

Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Ustilago maydis (Maize Smut, Sweet Corn Smut)
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